BASIC MERINGUE

Ingredients:
Egg whites  -4
Castor sugar - 250 gms

Method:

• Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then add 3 tbsp of sugar and continue whisking until the mixture is very stiff.
• Carefully fold in the remaining sugar.
• Spoon into moulds, or pipe into rounds on baking sheets lined with silicon paper.
• bake in a preheated cool oven, 140 C, Gas mark 1, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until crisp.
• Peel of the lining paper and cool on a wire rack. Use as required.